SULLIVAN CHAIRS HEARING ON THE BLUE ECONOMY: ADVANCING AMERICAN FISHERIES, MARITIME STRENGTH, AND COASTAL ECONOMIES

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today chaired a Senate Commerce Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries Subcommittee hearing (https://www.commerce.senate.gov/meetings/the-blue-economy-advancing-american-fisheries-maritime-strength-and-coastal-economies/) on "The Blue Economy: Advancing American Fisheries, Maritime Strength, and Coastal Economies." The hearing featured testimony from four expert witnesses, three of whom are Alaskan: Tommy Sheridan, director of the Alaska Blue Economy Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks; Jeremy Woodrow, executive director of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute; and Nathan Wardwell, managing partner of JOA Surveys, LLC. ...